Montgomery.L, 1908, Anne of Green Gables, .Puffin Books, London England.
From looking at the book I believe that Anne of Green Gables will be about a young girl named Anne Shirley and her adventures living on a farm. From reading the blurb I believe that Anne of Green Gables is about Annes life when she is adopted and working on the farm.
Anne Shirley: The word had spread around Avonlea that an "Odd" little girl and been taken in by Brother and Sister Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert. The Odd little girl went about the name of Anne Shirley, only she dreamed of being named Lady Cordellia Shirley. Wearing a tight, short and ugly yellowish, grey dress and a brown sailor that went down her back is the outfit she was first approached in by Mathew Cuthbert. Anne has a small face with Freckles divided among her soft pale cheeks, and eyes that green in some lights and moods and grey in others. Anne has an interesting imagination, too her everything is a gift from god, as she names all beautiful things around her and really appreciates them. But boy can Anne talk. Annoying Miss Marilla Cuthbert at first but finally her 15 minutes sentences about 10 different things that are completely irrelevant to each other seem to catch interest of Marilla. Although Mathew Loves it!
Questions:
Classic – Title: Anne of Green Gables -Author: Montgomery.L,
Modern – Title: Then -Author: Morris Gleitzman
1. Describe the time and place in which your novel is set. What clues within the book tell us this?
Canada,Prince Edwrad Island,Avonlea - In about the 1800
A beautiful place with lots of lakes, trees, animals and kind people... knowen as one of the prettiest places in Canada!
Poland , around 1930 - The Nazies were invading Poland.
2. Who are the main characters in your book? List the names and a short description of their personality traits.
Anne Shirley - Anne is a talkative and imaginative young girl who is adopted to Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert. She is about to live a ling,Happy and successful life!
Marilla Cuthbert - Marilla like everything plain and simple. She lives with her brother Mathew and orphan Anne. Marilla does all the cooking and cleaning on the farm.
Mathew Cuthbert - Mathew loves Anne and wants her to have everything that will make her happy. Mathew seems to ALWAYS get his way... a man of power. Mathew looks after the crop and animals on the farm... but help is there to help him as he is in his late 60's.
Felix- Young Jewish kid , who is extremely passionate, not reliable. curious, worried, determined to give Zelda and himself a happy life. Zelda - Zelda is a six year old Nazi girl, although when she met Felix she dammended to be Jewish.Zelda is a verey anxious and fun girl to be around...
3. Describe the significant relationships between the main characters.
Anne & Diana - Once Anne arrives at Green Gables she meets a little girl named Diana who lives on a farm just neer by Green Gables. Anne and Diana become Best Friends. The go to school together and spend each afternoon with each other playing in the gardens. They express their love and friendship for each other in alot of ways. The re-name trees and paths to more suitable names like Lovers Lane. They imagine... alot that things were different and that they lived the high life. Although once they turn 15 Anne is to leave for Queens, a school for upcoming teachers, as she was excepted for being one of the brightess students. When Anne returns they are still deep friends although as they are older and times have changed their imaging has vanished and they are two best friends who will stay friends forever.
Anne & Mathew - Ever since that Wonderful day when Mathew cuthbert arrived at the train station to pick up his newly adopted orphan boy... things have gone up hill for Anne and Mathew as Mathew actually prefered little Anne. The grow close together and become wonderful friends. Mathew is fond of Anne as he is a shy man and hates to talk... Luckily for him Anne does ALL the talking!!! When Anne was excepted to Queens and gradutated second out of allt he students in the position of Averie Mathew was proud of his"Little Girl" Who wasn't so little anymore. That summer when Anne was home, Mathew passed away from Shock. Anne was really sad and wished she had spent more time with Mathew.
Anne & Marilla - "Wheres the boy? i dont want a girl on Green Gables!" First quoted Marilla first Anne when she arrived at the Farm. Although after a while the hate starts to dissappear and Marilla starts to grow fond of Anne. Although Marilla doesn't approve of Anne's Imagination and miss behavior. Marilla is also extremely proud of Anne when she graduates 2nd of all the students at queens. Anne has plans to go off to college now that she has passed queens although after Mathews death Anne decides that she would prefer to stay with Marilla instead.
Zelda & Felix - Zelda and Felix have an amazingly strong relationship even though they haven't not known each other for a long time.. and they have been to busy runnning from the Nazis to get to know each other. Zelda and Felix are like brother and sister infact in this book, they call each other brother and sister.
Felix & Genia - Felix and Genia share a very compassionate relationship , even though Genia is Catholic and Felix is Jewish. Genia will always look out for Felix and will try to always feed him.. she even went to the extent of organising fake ID when the Nazis were around.
4. Who is your favourite character and why? Or - Who is the character that you can most closely relate to and why?
My Favourite character is Anne. Anne is a loving but naughty little girl. She tries to look at things on the upside, which is something we could all do!
I mostly relate to Anne as she is one little talkative girl!! I can also be extremely talkative at times. Anne aslo loves imagining. She loves to imagine her surroundings are something more wonderful and more magnificant! I also enjoy imagining things in life if they were better!
My Favourite character is Zelda. Zelda is loving,kind and strong little girl. Not strong as in stregth but Strong as in strong hearted, and determined. Zelda is cheerful, especially when there is a war going on.
I can relate to Zelda as I take what the day has to offer for granted and rarely pass up oppatunities.
5. Describe the style of language and literary devices that the author uses. a) Find examples of; colourful adjectives, similes, metaphor, dramatic irony, etc.. b) Find a quote (with page number) for each example.
Interesting: The Little birds sang as if it were the only day of summer in all the year.- Chaperter 2 page 11
Adjective: Misty- The white Misty Veil - chapter 2 page 16
Personification: Listen to the Trees talking in their sleep - chapter 2 page 27
Dramatic Irony: Along the days on deciding if Anne will stay on Green Gables or go back to the farm Marilla states that Mathew Always gets what he wants .. during this section Mathew also states that he would love Anne to stay - giving readers the hint that she will stay even though it has not been scened yet.
Dramatic Irony:
In the book, there is a hint that something bad is going to happen to Zelda and Genia when they go out to buy Felix's birthday present, and yes something does happen, Zelda and Genia were hung by the Nazi's.
Adjectives:
Caringly
6. Is your book an example of ‘classic’ or ‘modern’ literature? You must use evidence to back up your stance. For example; has your book stood the ‘test of time’? Are there theme’s that will transcend time?
Anne of Green Gables is a classic book. Written in old English Language. There are alot of words in Anne of Green Gables that we wouldn't use in our average day to day life. For Example: Forenoon of like the sentence : " If I had been killed, she would have had to carry a dark Burden of Remorse all her life" Said Anne. These words were big back around the 1800.... not now, as we tend to abbreviate or use slang.
Also this book has been around for years and years... around 102 years. Anne of Green Gables has been popular for MANY years as this book was a gift my grandmother received form from her mum, and gave to my mum, this is why it was my grandmothers wish for me to read these books, and she gave them to me for my 7th Birthday . SO this book has been popular for decades... aning I believe still will be in the next 50 years!.
Then is deffenitely modern Literature. Not once through out Then did I come across a word that I was not familair with or was not used in our every day to day life.
Then was published last year, and already a known book. Thenis popular around the shelves. I believe that Then will stand the test of time, and become a popuilar classic.
7. After reading the book, write a short note to a friend describing the book. Include a description of the genre, setting and difficulty level. You need to also include the following information; What were the main themes in the book? What was the central conflict? How was it resolved? Describe your feelings towards the novel. Did you enjoy it, why or why not? Did you find it easy to get into? Did you like it the more that you read it? Would you read more books by the same author, or of a similar genre?
Anne of Green Gables in a wonderful book. Set around the 1800's in Avonlea on Prince Edward Island just off the east shores of Canada. This book was defffinetly extremely dificult to read. The Language was not what we would usually use in our day to day life, although it was still understandable.
Within Anne of Green Gables, the main conflict was, well... there was a few. The main one though was due to the fact of Anne being a girl when Miss Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Mr Mathew Cuthbert had simply asked for a boy. The Conflict was not as so solved but agreed with. You see after a while Marilla and Mathew got used to Anne being a girl and not a boy. Although her non-stop talking , her imagination and her rudeness towards people not showing kindness and respect to others was a problem Marilla did not know how to deal with. Once Anne settled into school Anne was fine. Although that did not mean her rudeness stoped...
Anne ended up being one of the top students in her class.
I really enjoyed this book!! Even though I had problems with it thoughout my reading times, it came to be a good little book! I will deffietly read the other Anne series!!
Then is a fantastic book. Set in poland when The Germans were invading Poland. The book was not difficult at all. Infact it was super easy as it was all written in Modern Language. The Theme was a 2 orphans trying to stay undercover, being helped by a catholic lady named Genia while the Nazis were in town.
The central conflict was around during the whole book. The Nazi's were invading Poland and Felix had to go to all extremes to save Zelda.The conflict is not solved. The war is still in play at the end of the book.
My feeling towards this book were sad as it was really sad, but happy when something happens.
I really enjpyed the book, as it was exciting and there was alot of drama and tension which I enjoy.
Gleitzman.M, 2009, Then,Puffin Groups,England.Felix: Imagine this your 10, your parents are dead, your looking after a six year old girl, whos parents are also dead. You livng in Poland, but your Jewish and the Nazi's are around. What would you do? Give up? Surrender to the Nazi's? maybe... but not Felix.
Montgomery.L, 1908, Anne of Green Gables, .Puffin Books, London England.
From looking at the book I believe that Anne of Green Gables will be about a young girl named Anne Shirley and her adventures living on a farm. From reading the blurb I believe that Anne of Green Gables is about Annes life when she is adopted and working on the farm.
Anne Shirley:
The word had spread around Avonlea that an "Odd" little girl and been taken in by Brother and Sister Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert. The Odd little girl went about the name of Anne Shirley, only she dreamed of being named Lady Cordellia Shirley.
Wearing a tight, short and ugly yellowish, grey dress and a brown sailor that went down her back is the outfit she was first approached in by Mathew Cuthbert. Anne has a small face with Freckles divided among her soft pale cheeks, and eyes that green in some lights and moods and grey in others. Anne has an interesting imagination, too her everything is a gift from god, as she names all beautiful things around her and really appreciates them. But boy can Anne talk. Annoying Miss Marilla Cuthbert at first but finally her 15 minutes sentences about 10 different things that are completely irrelevant to each other seem to catch interest of Marilla. Although Mathew Loves it!
-Author: Montgomery.L,
-Author: Morris Gleitzman
A beautiful place with lots of lakes, trees, animals and kind people... knowen as one of the prettiest places in Canada!
Marilla Cuthbert - Marilla like everything plain and simple. She lives with her brother Mathew and orphan Anne. Marilla does all the cooking and cleaning on the farm.
Mathew Cuthbert - Mathew loves Anne and wants her to have everything that will make her happy. Mathew seems to ALWAYS get his way... a man of power. Mathew looks after the crop and animals on the farm... but help is there to help him as he is in his late 60's.
Zelda - Zelda is a six year old Nazi girl, although when she met Felix she dammended to be Jewish.Zelda is a verey anxious and fun girl to be around...
Anne & Mathew - Ever since that Wonderful day when Mathew cuthbert arrived at the train station to pick up his newly adopted orphan boy... things have gone up hill for Anne and Mathew as Mathew actually prefered little Anne. The grow close together and become wonderful friends. Mathew is fond of Anne as he is a shy man and hates to talk... Luckily for him Anne does ALL the talking!!! When Anne was excepted to Queens and gradutated second out of allt he students in the position of Averie Mathew was proud of his"Little Girl" Who wasn't so little anymore. That summer when Anne was home, Mathew passed away from Shock. Anne was really sad and wished she had spent more time with Mathew.
Anne & Marilla - "Wheres the boy? i dont want a girl on Green Gables!" First quoted Marilla first Anne when she arrived at the Farm. Although after a while the hate starts to dissappear and Marilla starts to grow fond of Anne. Although Marilla doesn't approve of Anne's Imagination and miss behavior. Marilla is also extremely proud of Anne when she graduates 2nd of all the students at queens. Anne has plans to go off to college now that she has passed queens although after Mathews death Anne decides that she would prefer to stay with Marilla instead.
Felix & Genia - Felix and Genia share a very compassionate relationship , even though Genia is Catholic and Felix is Jewish. Genia will always look out for Felix and will try to always feed him.. she even went to the extent of organising fake ID when the Nazis were around.
I mostly relate to Anne as she is one little talkative girl!! I can also be extremely talkative at times. Anne aslo loves imagining. She loves to imagine her surroundings are something more wonderful and more magnificant! I also enjoy imagining things in life if they were better!
I can relate to Zelda as I take what the day has to offer for granted and rarely pass up oppatunities.
a) Find examples of; colourful adjectives, similes, metaphor, dramatic irony, etc..
b) Find a quote (with page number) for each example.
Adjective: Misty- The white Misty Veil - chapter 2 page 16
Personification: Listen to the Trees talking in their sleep - chapter 2 page 27
Dramatic Irony: Along the days on deciding if Anne will stay on Green Gables or go back to the farm Marilla states that Mathew Always gets what he wants .. during this section Mathew also states that he would love Anne to stay - giving readers the hint that she will stay even though it has not been scened yet.
In the book, there is a hint that something bad is going to happen to Zelda and Genia when they go out to buy Felix's birthday present, and yes something does happen, Zelda and Genia were hung by the Nazi's.
Adjectives:
Caringly
Also this book has been around for years and years... around 102 years. Anne of Green Gables has been popular for MANY years as this book was a gift my grandmother received form from her mum, and gave to my mum, this is why it was my grandmothers wish for me to read these books, and she gave them to me for my 7th Birthday . SO this book has been popular for decades... aning I believe still will be in the next 50 years!.
Then was published last year, and already a known book. Thenis popular around the shelves. I believe that Then will stand the test of time, and become a popuilar classic.
Describe your feelings towards the novel.
Did you enjoy it, why or why not?
Did you find it easy to get into? Did you like it the more that you read it?
Would you read more books by the same author, or of a similar genre?
Within Anne of Green Gables, the main conflict was, well... there was a few. The main one though was due to the fact of Anne being a girl when Miss Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Mr Mathew Cuthbert had simply asked for a boy. The Conflict was not as so solved but agreed with. You see after a while Marilla and Mathew got used to Anne being a girl and not a boy. Although her non-stop talking , her imagination and her rudeness towards people not showing kindness and respect to others was a problem Marilla did not know how to deal with. Once Anne settled into school Anne was fine. Although that did not mean her rudeness stoped...
Anne ended up being one of the top students in her class.
I really enjoyed this book!! Even though I had problems with it thoughout my reading times, it came to be a good little book! I will deffietly read the other Anne series!!
The central conflict was around during the whole book. The Nazi's were invading Poland and Felix had to go to all extremes to save Zelda.The conflict is not solved. The war is still in play at the end of the book.
My feeling towards this book were sad as it was really sad, but happy when something happens.
I really enjpyed the book, as it was exciting and there was alot of drama and tension which I enjoy.